Success of filming

Whilst 4 hours seems a long time, we found this was a very limited period to gather an appropriate and effective range of shots to include in our video. As the song we have chosen to create a video for has a duration of 5 minutes, we had to ensure that we closely followed the story board to get the shots relevant to the lyrics and to creatively represent the meaning of the song.

The process of setting up the lighting, camera position and music was time consuming in itself, as well as this the two dancers featured in the video had to change into their costumes and apply makeup to allow us to have a professional and industry standard video presented through camera work.

After coming to terms with arranging the lighting in a way which appeared professional and effective, the filming became much more simple. We were then able to focus on the shots needed rather than having to worry about unwanted shadows being displayed inside the shots.

In the four hours allocated to us, we managed to get all shots listed on our storyboard for the appropriate sections of the song and even more on top to ensure we had plenty of material to allow us to alter anything during the editing stage and to give us more options for the final product. We also saved time through being organised as we each stuck to our assigned roles for the filming.

We really enjoyed our time filming at Yellow Bean Studios as the location was perfect for the look we wanted to achieve and exceeded all of our expectations.